Changes

'''Perpignan''' is a nice little city cozy town that connects [[France]] with [[Barcelona]]. There isn't a lot much to see here, but [[User:Carl|Carl]] ended if you happen to end up here after failing to get a lift from Barcelonathere, and you may it is well end up doing the sameworth a visit. It's is the first main bigger town when entering France from Spain, and so a useful place to change vehicles.

[[ImageFile:Perpignan_bridgeoveronramp.jpg|right|thumb|266px|The southward view from the bridge over the autoroute.]]

== Hitchhiking out =====Going South and North===

Travelling When traveling North, it is is probably best recommended to wait by the traffic lights on [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=42.700037,2.886615&spn=0.011591,0.022509&t=h&z=16&om=1&msid=107047389499788319963.0004367e4251f21521864 Cours Lazare Escarguel], where traffic does occasionally stopstops. It's is possible to get a lift from here to an entrance to the autoroute ramp further alongup.

Walking to the autoroute is a very long, but very nice morning activity. Just follow the signs Both onramps are good for Barcelona out of the city. You'll walk for hours probably, through many roundabouts and at one point you even have to go on a sort of nature walk ([[Zac]] can't remember what prompted this, but there was an obvious reason and a clearly cut trail through the woods that passed under a bridge) a and eventually you'll get to a long, lonely but beautiful road with viniards on either side. Keep going and eventually you'll get to the autoroute onramp situated on a bridge over the A9. You can stop here if you want to try your luck, or you can go to the [[Péage]] which is visible from the bridge. Just follow the road down there and cut into the woods to get around traveling north and come out on the south side of the Péage. From there you can thumb a ride and there's even a parking area big enough for a lorry to stop for you. Note: getting to the other side of the Péage involves crossing a creek and jumping one or more fences! Attempt at your own peril (or pleasure!).

==Other options Take bus [http://www.sankeo.com/387-Quel-bus-dans-ma-ville-3F.html bus 13 or 14] until ''Cap Roussillon''. There go ahead to get the roundabout, and to autoroute==the right. Where the road makes a turn to the left, take the field way ahead. In front of the express road to the left and after 500 meters there is a tunnel, take it and walk on the other side back to the north. Follow the street and you end at the roundabout with the onramp.

If This is in the experience of [http://hitchwiki.org/members/Armoniautopia/ Armoniautopia] the best and quickest option if you're going are heading to Spain and your driver is only going the South (Girona, Barcelona) To get to Le Boulou the peage (witch pay toll) by public bus, the best is to take the last exit before Spain)line number 3, dondirection ''Pascot''t get . Get out on the last petrol stationstop, then walk until the end of ''Avenue Pascot'', called "Village Catalan"; then go left on ''Route de Canohes'' until you see the map it looks like big road (road D900). Go on right and follow this road for few hundred metres until the last best place toll. Cars have lots of space to hitchhike but no one going stop and there is usually lots of traffic. Or, from the Roundabout next to Spain stops here because petrol is cheaper on the other side of Ridesharing Parking Space ''Aire de Covoiturage Perpignan Sud'' there's an unpaved road next to the border. So go motorway that's safer to Le Boulou but ask your driver walk an also leads to drop you out at the final peage where all the traffic will have . The best place to stop, and not at ist after the small one on the sliproadpeage, which is used only by locals to exit there's also a traffic island and leave the highwaypeople see you while they pay.